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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2005-06-22, Page 36Wednesday,June 22, 2005 Exeter Times -Advocate 35 Firefighter food drive Queensway 'Open Doors' Becca Reid and Tess Atthill were helping with the Exeter Firefighters food drive June 8 in Exeter which helped restock the shelves of the Exeter Community Food Bank. (photo/Pat Bolen) Exeter Juniors split games EXETER — The Juniors played two games last week, winning won and losing one. This put an end to Exeter's unbeaten streak at eight. Exeter 10, Strathroy 2 The Juniors got off to a quick start against the visitors, scoring five runs in the second inning. Justin Hayter, Matt Iredale and Rickey Regier got the Juniors rolling with singles, scoring Dave Gingerich, Mark Laye and Shawn Morgan who all reached base on walks. Exeter's offence didn't let up after that. They scored two more runs in the third, with a double from Shawn Morgan and a single from Mitch Iredale. Exeter added one more in the sixth and another in the 10th to seal the vic- tory. The Juniors took advan- tage of every Strathroy mistake,which made five errors in total. "It really helps when you can take advantage of mistakes like that," men- tioned coach Jeff Keller. Exeter's pitching contin- ued to impress as well. Jon Brand got the start and pitched three shut- out innings, allowing just two hits and walked two as well. Terry Hogg came in for the fourth after an extended leave due to an injury. Hogg had a shaky start, but settled down. He threw four innings and allowed two runs on two hits and one walk. and also struck out six. Exeter's defence also played well according to Keller, especially Tim Meidinger who made some amazing plays at short and Hayter who threw out two runners stealing second and another leading off at first. Exeter committed no errors. Exeter 5, Ingersoll I0 Exeter's winning streak came to a halt though when Ingersoll came to town. "I guess we were due for a game like this,"men- tioned Keller. "We were getting a little cocky I think." Exeter's defence was the story of the game making six errors over the seven innings, five of them were on the third out. "We took advantage of mistakes against Strathroy, and now Ingersol made us pay dearly for the mistakes we made today," men- tioned coach Mike Seip. "We were very sloppy out there tonight." It wasn't all terrible though for the Juniors. Hayter had a strong game at the plate, going three -for -three with a double and two singles. He also stole two bases had an RBI and scored once. "We are very happy to have Justin back this year," said Keller. "He gives the team the spark we need sometimes to get going. He leads by example." Exeter's travelled to Labatt Park in London to take on the Badgers Monday night. They are at home Thursday night for an 8 p.m. start against Port Dover. Bluewater mayor Bill Dowson, pictured with Queensway Nursing and Retirement Home administrator Kathy Holdsworth, was on hand June 18 in Hensall when the facility took part in the first annual "Open Doors" campaign. in which long term care and retirement residences across the province opened their doors to increase community awareness of their facilities and services. Queensway also held an antique car and tractor show with staff and residents displaying vehicles.A quilting display was also put on by the Queensway Sewing Club. (photo/Pat Bolen) ABCA keeping tabs on river after spill By Stephanie Mandziuk TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF EXETER — On April 18 a chlorine spill from an Exeter business created a dead- ly trail along a five kilometre stretch of the Ausable River. Mari Veliz, a healthy watersheds spe- cialist with the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority, says more than 20,000 fish were killed and in her opin- ion that's a conservative estimate. Veliz presented her latest report on the situation to ABCA board members last week. Over time, Veliz says the natural regenerative capacity of the river will likely facilitate fish recovery. However, Veliz says two main obstacles exist for fish moving back into the area. Upstream from the affected area (near the Highway 4 bridge) is the Exeter dam which could prevent the migration of fish from upstream. Downstream from the affected area is Hay Swamp and beyond that the Ausable River is more turbid. In 2004 fish studies were undertaken by the ABCA. Authorities learned fish communities respond to changes in tur- bidity and habitat. They suspect migra- tion of fish from the affected area (which Veliz says was unique), might be difficult because the downstream habitat is something entirely different. The ABCA will be monitoring the fish community in the affected area to track the process of recovery. Veliz says the surveys are required to document the effects of the chlorine spill on the acquatic community of the Ausable River. She adds the party responsible for the spill (MacLeans Home Hardware) is required to pay for the survey work. An interim report is expected in September with a final report being presented in May 2006. Veliz says if the process of recovery is deficient once a year has passed from the date of the spill, reasonable mea- sures will be recommended to achieve a pre -spill acquative community. Farmers can now access CAIS funds By Stephanie Mandziuk TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF TORONTO — Ontario farmers with funds in their Canadian Agriculture Income Stabilization (CAIS) accounts can now access them. The move comes on the heels of an announce- ment June 10 by provin- cial and federal gover- ments. Both levels have pledged to put $603 mil- lion into the hands of 62,600 Canadian produc- ers. In Ontario, that amounts to $249.3 mil- lion. Ontario producers with interests in the CAIS pro- gram will be notified by Agricorp about the option to withdraw all remaining funds from their accounts. Those wishing to leave their funds where they are will have to con- tact Agricorp about their intentions. Producers with ques- tions about this new option should contact Agricorp directly at 1- 877-838-5144. Avon Maitland Board, support staff reach agreement By Stew Slater SPECIAL TO THE TIMES -ADVOCATE SEAFORTH — Having just completed negotiations with its higher -profile elemen- tary and secondary teachers, the Avon Maitland District School Board remained in "collective agreement" mode last week by reaching a tentative deal with lower -pro- file but equally important secondary school support staff and educational assistants. At a regular meeting June 14, trustees unanimously approved a tentative three- year deal with its union of Office, Clerical, Technical and Educational Assistants (OCTEA). The employee group, with about 400 members, is represented in Huron and Perth counties by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), which also recently agreed with the Avon Maitland on a four-year deal for sec- ondary school teachers. The OCTEA deal was the third of three approved by trustees at the meeting. At that point, only the OSSTF teacher agreement became official, because it had already been ratified by Avon Maitland secondary school teachers. A four-year deal with the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (EFTO) was ratified by employ- ees later last week, bringing those contentious negotiations to an official close, while the OCTEA deal isn't expected to become official until union members vote this week. After the meeting, education director Geoff Williams responded to questions from reporters about the fact the board's ETFO negotiating team failed to meet two dead- lines imposed by the provincial government. An initial deadline required that boards settle with both elementary and secondary school teachers by June 1, or risk the withholding of extra funds for specialized teachers. Education Minister Gerard Kennedy subsequently extended that deadline to June 7, but Avon Maitland was one of four boards which didn't reach tentative deals until the next day. "We heard from the minister's office that he was willing to have that money rein- stated if the things that were being withheld under the (ETFO) work -to -rule were put back in place," Williams said.